Frequently Asked Questions
Questions and answers about search-based analytics on Knowi
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A lot of business users have some data literacy but not the deep syntax knowledge required to analyze data themselves. With search-based analytics, your team (or customers if you embed) can explore the data by entering questions and getting back actionable data. This will eliminate the need to go to the data science team every time someone wants to explore the business metrics or statistics.
In short, yes. And if you are employing a complex use case we recommend it. This usually involves working with the Knowi team of solution engineers to build out custom associations and synonyms for the natural language processing engine that powers your search-based analytics.
Yes, the Knowi platform features full embedding with either iframes or javascript. It also features white-labeling so you can replace all Knowi branding with your own. With this option, you can let your clients enter queries in plain English and get back actionable data in real time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions and answers about search-based analytics on Knowi
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A lot of business users have some data literacy but not the deep syntax knowledge required to analyze data themselves. With search-based analytics, your team (or customers if you embed) can explore the data by entering questions and getting back actionable data. This will eliminate the need to go to the data science team every time someone wants to explore the business metrics or statistics.
In short, yes. And if you are employing a complex use case we recommend it. This usually involves working with the Knowi team of solution engineers to build out custom associations and synonyms for the natural language processing engine that powers your search-based analytics.
Yes, the Knowi platform features full embedding with either iframes or javascript. It also features white-labeling so you can replace all Knowi branding with your own. With this option, you can let your clients enter queries in plain English and get back actionable data in real time.
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A warehouse requires you to move and model data first. Knowi lets you unify and work with data in place, across operational systems, warehouses, and APIs. You can still use a warehouse, Knowi just lets you include everything else too.
Yes. That’s the core of this capability. Cloud9QL enables cross-source joins so you can blend relational tables, JSON documents, and API responses in a single query.
Yes. You can use Knowi’s own dashboards, embedded analytics, and AI, or expose unified datasets as a data service to other tools and workflows.
Knowi provides role-based access, row-level security, and multi-tenant isolation. Governance and permissions are enforced across unified datasets and all consuming experiences (dashboards, embeds, AI).
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